Players

Peaslake

Things I Know to be True

Script By Andrew Bovell

Directed by Ted Horton

Auditions: 19th and 20th January 8pm at the Peaslake Memorial Hall.
Performances are 7-9 May with rehearsals starting on Tuesday 24 February.

We had an excellent play reading of Things I Know to be True by Andrew Bovell on 20 November, and the PPs have decided to go ahead with the play with Ted Horton directing. The play looks at the challenges of keeping a family together, and the conflict between what parents want their children to be versus how they turn out. Parts are:

Mother (age 57ish): Fran is a hard-nosed, practical senior nurse. She loves her children but she can be cavalier and tough.

Father (63ish): Bob is a retired auto worker. He is the softer of the parents.

Older daughter (34): Pip has two children, and she decides to leave her husband and kids to pursue a new love.

Older son (32): Mark is an IT specialist who decides he wants to leave his wife, and become a woman.

Younger son (28): Ben works in financial services, and enjoys the perks, a bit too much. He gets greedy.

Younger daughter (22): Roșie is young and still trying to figure what she wants to do with her life.

We are looking for actors aged 50-75 for the parents, and aged 18-45 for the four adult children. This is a challenging play and we hope many of you will audition!

The file names of the pieces explain which parts they pertain to.